How much a flight chief does is really up to the training officer and staff of each squadron. Essentially, they're used as a point of contact for the upperclass cadets to interact with the 4-degrees. They'll probably have some responsibilities like accountability at training sessions or communicating information between the classes. It's a pretty good leadership opportunity and one of the few real ones you can get that first year. I would not be particularly concerned about the time commitment for this job.

As a side note, some squadrons like to rotate flight chiefs on a semi-regular basis to allow more cadets to have the opportunity to lead. So the most he would be flight chief for is a semester, but some squadrons rotate once a month. Congrats to you and your son, let me know if I can shed any more light on this.

Flight leader is a rotational position during the school year. They serve more or less as a point of contact in the chain of command. No down side timewise as there are few responsibilities.

Remember that USAFA is a leadership laboratory for the cadets. They will all lead in some capacity. Your C4C may run courses out in Jacks Valley or even be a 'greeter' on I-Day just two years from now. However, right now they need to learn to follow military protocols and procedures. They need to learn to live the drill before they teach it.

In a photo taken by his sponsor today (A Day) my DS put up a plate under his name with the job title "Training Airman". In my day there were no formal jobs for doolies. Is this the same as flight chief?

In a photo taken by his sponsor today (A Day) my DS put up a plate under his name with the job title "Training Airman". In my day there were no formal jobs for doolies. Is this the same as flight chief?

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I have no idea. Consider asking your DS and sharing his response. I'm very curious about the answer.

My DS was flight chief last year at the end of BCT for maybe the first quarter of the year. Because of timing, it often meant it was his responsibility to make sure all of the freshmen knew about all of the beatings, meetings, etc when their emails weren't all up and running properly and they didn't all have each others' cell phone numbers, etc. It was a pain for him, running around to find everyone several evenings a week.
Then he was asked to rank all the freshmen in his squadron to help the upper classmen choose his replacement. He put the kids who were Fall I/C athletes at the bottom of the list to respect their time, but who did they pick? Yup. A football player.